saosi t1_j6dckgt wrote on January 29, 2023 at 3:29 PM Reply to TIL on the night of 22-23 July 1945 USN Commander Eugene Fluckey sent a shore party from his submarine USS Barb (SS-220) to sabotage a railroad. The raiders became the only Allied force to invade mainland Japan in the war, and the Barb became the only sub in history with a confirmed kill on a train. by YankeeWalrus The battle flag has a train kill mark https://news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/13217435_10154181316994839_3275581397381626532_o.jpg Permalink 10
saosi t1_j6dckgt wrote
Reply to TIL on the night of 22-23 July 1945 USN Commander Eugene Fluckey sent a shore party from his submarine USS Barb (SS-220) to sabotage a railroad. The raiders became the only Allied force to invade mainland Japan in the war, and the Barb became the only sub in history with a confirmed kill on a train. by YankeeWalrus
The battle flag has a train kill mark
https://news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/13217435_10154181316994839_3275581397381626532_o.jpg